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Norton, Virginia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Norton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Norton, VA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:11 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
60%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Norton, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorton, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 69°H 88°
Norton, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    0.05″
    84°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    27%
    0.24″
    88°69°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    70%
    88°67°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    40%
    83°64°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    83°62°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    88°63°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    0.19″
    89°65°+1°
Norton, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · backing 17°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 9 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the ssw.
Norton, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.1
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 27.79 inHg
Now
941.1
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941945
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW945.0941.1941.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Norton, VA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Norton, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
63 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:11 UTC · Norton, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:11 UTC · Norton, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Norton, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Norton, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Norton, VA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Norton, VA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Norton, VA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Norton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 24273

16-Day Forecast — Norton

  1. Sat84°71°41%
  2. Sun88°69°27%
  3. Mon88°67°70%
  4. Tue83°64°40%
  5. Wed83°62°13%
  6. Thu88°63°24%
  7. Fri89°65°61%
  8. Sat78°66°61%
  9. Sun73°58°42%
  10. Mon75°54°21%
  11. Tue80°56°16%
  12. Wed86°62°32%
  13. Thu82°65°48%
  14. Fri82°66°62%
  15. Sat82°67°56%
  16. Sun84°64°61%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Norton

SPC has placed Norton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Norton

  • 24273

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.